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Couple attacked by dog at Florence apartment complex

Northen Kentucky police said the couple told them that just before 5:30 a.m., the man was attempting to let the dog out of an apartment in the 900 block of Trellises Drive.

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Updated: 12:31 PM EDT Aug 28, 2014

Couple attacked by dog at Florence apartment complex

Northen Kentucky police said the couple told them that just before 5:30 a.m., the man was attempting to let the dog out of an apartment in the 900 block of Trellises Drive.

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Updated: 12:31 PM EDT Aug 28, 2014

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WEBVTT FROM CINCINNATI'S WLWTLEADING THE WAY THIS IS WLWTNEWS 5 IT..A COUPLE ATTACKED WHILELETTING THE FAMILY DOG OUT.GOOD AFTERNOON.I AM LISA COONEY.POLICE ARE CALLING THE ENTRIESFROM THAT ATTACK GRUESOME.BRIAN HAMRICK IS ALIVE WITH MOREON THIS ATTACK AND HOW THEVICTIMS ARE DOING.ITWAS A DOG ATTACK VICIOUSENOUGH TO SEND TWO PEOPLE TO THEHOSPITAL AND LAUNCH ANINVESTIGATION BY POLICE INFLORENCE.IT HAPPENED AFTER A WOMAN CALLED911 WHEN SHE WAS BIT BY THE DOG.I AM BLEEDING.WHERE IS THE DOG?THE DOG IS NOT YOURS?NO.IT JUST ATTACK.I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.THE DOG IS A PIT BULLLAB MIXACCORDING TO THE PEOPLE WHO HADIT.THE MANWAS WATCHING THE DOG FORTHE FATHER WHO OWNS THE DOG.THE MAN WAS GOING TO TAKE THEDOG OUTSIDE EARLY IN THEMORNING.HE REACHED DOWN TO GET THE DOGAND THE DOG STARTED ATTACKINGTHE MAN.THEN BIT THE WOMAN WHO CALLED911.THIS IS AT THE APARTMENTS OFF OFWEAVER ROAD.THE WOMAN LOCKED HERSELF IN THEBEDROOM.THE DOG HAD THE RUN OF THEHOUSE.WHEN POLICE ARRIVED THEY TOOKTHE DOG INTO THE BATHROOM.UNTIL ANIMAL CONTROL COULD GETTHERE.BOTH VICTIMS WERE TAKEN TO SAINTELIZABETH'S.ONE PERSON HAD MULTIPLE BITESTO HIS ARMS AND ANKLE.THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAD BITESTO ONE ON.-- ONE ARM.THE DOG IS QUARANTINED.NO ONE IS CHARGED AT THIS POINT.THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUTWHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE DOG.LAWRENCE HAS A VICIOUS DOG MOREAND THEY CAN PUT THE DOG DOWN IFTHEY DEEM IT VICIOUS.OR THE OWNER CAN KEEP THE DOG

Couple attacked by dog at Florence apartment complex

Northen Kentucky police said the couple told them that just before 5:30 a.m., the man was attempting to let the dog out of an apartment in the 900 block of Trellises Drive.